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Cornet at Night

A memory of boyhood on a northern Saskatchewan farm.

196314mNo ratings yet
  • Drama
  • Family

Overview

Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, this short film recalls rural life on the Prairies in the 1930s. In the film a farmer's young son, sent to town to hire a man for the harvest, readily accepts when an itinerant trumpet player, down on his luck, begs a chance. He is hardly the kind of man the boy's father had in mind, but that night his trumpet speaks from the shadows and everyone pauses to listen.

Keywords

  • adaptation
  • short film
  • boyhood
  • saskatchewan

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 1963
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Canada
Production
ONF,NFB
Producer
Peter Jones
Cinematography
François Séguillon
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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